Bathroom

• Flush toilets only when necessary. Try to flush two fewer times per day.

• Shower quickly (no more than five minutes).

• Fix all leaky toilets, faucets and pipes.

• Install a low-flow showerhead and take only a 4-minute shower or 3-inch bath. (Showers use less water than baths.)

• Replace your high-water use toilet with a new low flow one.

• Insulate your water heater and water pipes so you waste less while waiting for hot water to flow.

• Catch water in a bucket or watering can while waiting for hot or cold water and add to house plants., or use to flush a toilet.

• Turn off the water while shaving, brushing your teeth, and lathering in the shower.

• Shave with a small amount of water in the sink rather than running water.

• Put a water displacement bag or plastic bottle in each toilet tank.

Kitchen and Laundry

• Wash only full loads (laundry and dishwasher). Try to wash two fewer loads per weeks.

• Wash vegetables and fruits in a bowl or basin using a vegetable brush; don't let the water run.  Use water on house plants.

• If you have to pre-rinse dishes, soak them instead of running water.

• Chill drinking water  in the refrigerator instead of running the faucet until the water is cold.

• Defrost food in the refrigerator, not in a pan of water on the counter or in the sink.  Besides saving water, it's less likely to breed bacteria.

• Run garbage disposals only when necessary.  Compost your food waste instead.

• Replace your inefficient clothes washer with a highly-efficient horizontal-axis clothes washer.